In this two-part series I will sketch and defend Alvin Plantinga’s proposal that evolution should not be taught as “the sober truth” in state schools. In Part I, I will sketch Plantinga’s position and the arguments he provides for it; in Part II, I will look at what should be taught and then I’ll defend […]
Entries Tagged as 'Theology'
Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part I
June 30th, 2009 55 Comments
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Evolution · Public Policy · Public Schools · Religion in Public Life · Robert Pennock · Science and Religion · State Schools
Video of Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square
June 10th, 2009 Comments Off on Video of Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square
If you missed Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square for Thinking Matters Auckland you can now watch it online.
Tags: Apologetics · Events · Thinking Matters
Tonight: Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism
June 9th, 2009 Comments Off on Tonight: Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism
Don’t forget tonight’s event from the Thinking Matters Auckland series on God, Morality and Society, Dr Matthew Flannagan speaking on Moral Relativism at Laidlaw College at 7pm. Not sure if its your thing? Check out the video of Matt’s talk Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. See you there 🙂
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Video of Matthew Flannagan on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith
May 28th, 2009 6 Comments
Matt spoke at the Thinking Matters Auckland Launch on 8 March 2009 on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. If you missed it or wish to see it again or if you have been thinking about attending a Thinking Matters seminar or booking Matt as a speaker and you are not sure if he […]
Tags: Apologetics · Faith and Reason · MandM on Video · Pluralism · Problem of Evil · Thinking Matters
Thinking Matters Winter Series: God, Morality and Society
May 1st, 2009 2 Comments
Want something to do on those wintery Tuesday nights? Thinking Matters Auckland has lined up a winter series addressing apologetic issues around God, Morality and Society. Dates, speakers and topics as follows: 12 May – Dr Glenn Peoples on “Religion in the Public Square” 26 May – Trevor Mander on “The Moral Cosmological Argument” 9 […]
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Good Friday: Why Celebrate Easter?
April 10th, 2009 85 Comments
Last Sunday Christian, my eldest son, asked me “what is the point in baptism?” In the ensuing conversation it became clear that his real struggle was with the idea of ‘ritual ceremony’ and the symbolism involved. Christian has Aspergers Syndrome and is quite literal (which is is a typical Aspie trait). Ceremonies are often metaphorical; […]
Tags: Aspergers Syndrome · Easter · Good Friday · Theology
St Patrick’s Day: A Protestants’ Musings
March 17th, 2009 5 Comments
Today is St Patrick’s day. Many tonight will find themselves dressed in green, possibly slurring slightly, with a handle of green Guinness in one hand and most won’t really be certain as to why. Now one wonders why so many people who are not Catholic or Irish feel the need to celebrate a saint on 17 […]
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A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
